Research Progress

• Forage Grass Cultivation Increases Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Pools in Southwest China

  In order to determine whether the SOC and TN pools change following the transformation of maize-soybean fields to the three conservation agriculture systems, researchers from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a regional research in Guangxi Province, southwest China.

  Jan 02, 2019
• Utilization of Wild Rice Germplasm Promotes Rice Breeding with High Yield and Stress Tolerance

  In order to utilize wild rice resources efficiently, researchers in Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of Chinese Academy of Sciences, in cooperation with the Biotechnology Research Institute, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, constructed a genetic population of wild rice and cultivated rice.

  Dec 20, 2018
• Scientists Find Transcript Pattern of Amino Acids Transporting Relating Molecules in Goats

  Recently, an experiment conducted by Zhu Xiaoli, a doctoral student and her group form the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of Chinese Academy of Sciences have illustrated the mRNA expression patterns of lysophosphatidic acid receptor 5 (LPAR5), guanine nucleotide binding protein α-transducing 3 (GNAT3) and important partial amino acids transporters in digestive tracts, metabolic organs and muscles of growing Liuyang black goats -a local breed of goat in Changsha.

  Dec 14, 2018
• Whether ɑ-ketoglutarate Administration could Prevent Piglets Oxidative Stress by Regulating CAR and Nrf2 Signaling?

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted to explore the effects of AKG administration on the regulation of constitutive androstane receptor (CAR)-mediated detoxication pathway and nuclear factor erythroid 2–related factor 2 (Nrf2)-associated antioxidant pathway under piglet oxidative stress conditions.

  Dec 14, 2018
• How Soil Nitrogen Stock Changes After Vegetation Restoration in Typical Karst Catchment?

  Researchers from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISA) collected data from 358 fixed points in the karst catchment in China to determine the trends, magnitude, and mechanisms of soil N sequestration after 10 years of revegetation.

  Nov 26, 2018
• What Controls Soil Arylsulfatase Activity at a Regional Scale?

  To determine the major controls on soil ARS activity, researchers from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated ARS activity in cropland, grassland, shrubland, secondary forest and plantation forest underlain by three lithology types, i.e., limestone, dolomite and clasolite in a region of southwest China.

  Nov 26, 2018
• Stocking Density Affects Deposition and Transport of Trace Mineral Elements in Fattening Pigs

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a 30-day experiment to explore the effects of stocking density on serum and liver trace mineral deposition in fattening pigs.

  Nov 16, 2018
• Dynamic Calcium Feeding Affects Zinc Concentration, Gene Expression of Circadian Clock and Calcium Transporters in Laying Hens

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a 70-day experiment to explore the effects on serum Zn concentration, gene expression levels of circadian clock, Ca transporters and oxidative status in laying hens (Brown Hyline, 180 birds, 41-weeks) under the circadian feeding regimes with low Ca (3.2%) diets and high Ca (3.6%) diets in daily cycles.

  Nov 16, 2018
• Melatonin Reverses HF Diet-induced Lipid Accumulation and Gut Microbiota Alterations

  Researchers in the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a series of experiment to explore the underlying mechanism of gut microbiota and SCFAs in the anti-obese effect of melatonin in HF diet-fed mice.

  Oct 30, 2018
• Vegetation Restoration Differently Improved Soil Quality in Karst Areas of Southwest of China

  Researchers from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture (ISA) Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the influence of different types of vegetation restoration on soil quality by using an integrated soil quality index (SQI) and a generalized linear model (GLM).

  Oct 30, 2018